The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-24
1t Is Apparent There Is Greater Desire
to Convict Than to Do Justice.
A Deep Interest Manifested in the Outcome of
the Trial Throughout England and All
Glasses of People and Politicians.
A Mob at Cork Makes Things Lively
During League Meeting.
Parliament Is Fairly Democratic. and
Therefore strengthening Notes.

Deep Interest In the Trial Felt In England.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Sept 23.-The trial of editor Will
lam OBren is the all absorbing topic of inter-
est It is the test ease OF the new crimes act,
and much depends, both for England and Ire
land, upon the result of this Irshmen,
especially the leaders and members of the
National League, are watching every point of
the trial intently. for Mr.. O'Brien's fate will
undoubtedly be theirs, and the governments
ministers no less eager to learn the results
OF their new instrument of questionable legality.
The trial is smphaticaly one sided affair, and
the government will have it all its own way. No
accurate account of the speech for which Mr.
ODrien is arraigned exists, and if the valiant
orator Is convicted it will be through the testi-
mony of incompetent Witnesses. The absolute
unftness of the government reporters is
aDtly illustrated in this instance. Sergeant
Foley, one of the officers on whose
deposition Mr.. O'Brien was arrested, swore to-
day that he wrote the words of the speech IL
his memory He had forgotten to take his note
book with him to the meeting, and hence was
Obliged to RELY on his mental capacity for the
speech. And on the testimony of this presum-
ably preiudiced man, Mr.. O'Brien, il convicted,
will have his liberty sworn away. The majority
of the police reporters illiterate and are
wholly incapable of rendering verbatim report
of anything. much leas speech in which much
of the language used was entirely beyond their
mental caliber. 1t s the opinion. nevertheless,
that Mr.. O'Brien will be convicted, for the gov
ernment stands In q peculiar position. Ii
they fail to convict this man. they will
iassct:ve npea the which a00f will be beyond 1Ud the
capacity of their machinery to deal with. 1t
will on the hand, provoke the fierce taunts
OF their enemies and their hatred for arresting
a man against whom there was not enough evil
dence to convict, and on the other hand will
give loose rein to a torrent of speech that the
ishment for. The presence OF the troops and
police at Mitchelstown to day precluded the pos
sibilty of q row, and beyond popular outburst of
enthusiasm there were no signs OF disturbance.
Mr.. O'Brien was the recipient OF abundance
of flowers, aud was trsated with loving atreu-
tion by the people whose hero he now is. Iu-
tense curiosity is excited among the Tories over
the departure to America of Michael Davtt.
Some accuse him of cowardice in attempting to
escape the consequence of his recent speech at
Mallow, while others assert that the Natl onsfist
funds are low, and that Mr. Davitt has one to
recruit them.
Constable Foley admitted the notes he made of
what Brisn said In his speech were made next
- rning. from memory. Tbs head constable
told him to write q report. He was not asked to
produce the notes for many days He could not
OBrsn spoke in the order in which
the words appeared in his notes.
Mr.. Harrington declared that deliberate at
tempt had been made to suppress Constable
OSulivan's report of OBrien's speech. Mr..
Carson said the observation of Mr.. Harrington
pure fabrication.
Mr. Harrington-You liei
Magistrate Eaton-I cannot allow such re-
marks here. If you repeat them You will be re-
moved from court.
Mr.. Harrington fexcitedly)-You need not
trouble yourself. shall remove myself. l shall
have nothing more to do with such solemn
farce.
An excited crowd followed the car on which
O'Brien was taken back to prison. hooting ana
preceded it. Dillon and number Of priests
pacifed the crowd.